The Leipziger Synagogalchor (Leipzig Synagogical Choir) The Leipziger Synagogalchor was founded in 1962 by Werner Sander, leading cantor of Jewish communities of Leipzig and Dresden. As the only worldly ensemble of this kind in Europe the 26 singers of synagogical music to devote to predominant music of the 18th and 19th Century as well as Jewish and Hebraic folkmusic in arrangements for concert. Sources for the national titles are for instance the old Jewish communities of Latvia, Ukraina of Poland and Romania. At this time the choir is making accessible musical treasures Israelic collections. The singers are seeing themselves as a strong community having pleasure by doing arts and knowing about the big value of their work for the German- Jewish relationship. After the death of Werner Sander in 1972, Helmut Klotz from the Leipzig Opera House became the artistical head and precentor of the choir. The quality of his choir - pedagogical work opened the ensemble the stages of famous concert halls in Germany and abroad. Herefore standtforexample the Leipziger Gewandhaus, the Berlin Schauspiel haus., the radio-broadcast „Hour of Music“, the musical festival to Dresden even the Old Opera House of Frankfurt/Main and the Berlin Philharmonie. Guest performances in the abroad were represented by the choir in Paris, Breslau (Wroclaw), Krakau (Krakow) and the Czech Capital of Prague. Main impressions were given by concerts in Warszaw and Krakow (Poland). Every year the Leipziger Synagogalchor is singing in the relegious Service at the Leipziger St. Thomas Church in memory of the night of progroms on 9th November 1938. Especially this kinds of concerts are expressing the clear human position of the non-Jewish choir having their roots in an active cecomenical consciousness. Four records produced by the East German Eterna Record Company give a representative view at the repertoire of the choir and demonstrating the artistic- professional format. The amateur choir whose members are doing many different professions is supported by the city of Leipzig and the Federal State of Saxony. Since the 1 st January 1991, the Leipziger Synagogalchor is an offical registerd association.